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WW forum: ‘Building solidarity in the Philippines’

Published Aug 14, 2011 10:03 PM

Workers World Party held a forum Aug. 6 in New York City on the theme “Eyewitness: Building Solidarity in the Philippines.” The meeting featured three speakers who attended three important conferences in the Philippines in early July.

Melanie Dulfo, from Filipinas for Rights and Empowerment, spoke on the First General Assembly of the International Women’s Alliance. Monica Moorehead, a Women’s Fightback Network organizer and member of the newly formed IWA executive council, spoke on the deplorable conditions facing the Filipino people and the heroic resistance taking place in the Philippines. Lucy Pagoada, a Popular National Resistance Front in Honduras delegate, spoke on the International Migrant Alliance conference.

Moorehead showed footage of her visit to Kaingin Bukid, a poor urban area in Quezon City.

Also on the program was Teresa Gutierrez, a co-coordinator of the May 1st Coalition for Worker and Immigrant Rights, who called for solidarity with Guinean-born housekeeper Nafissatou Diallo. Diallo brought rape charges against former International Monetary Fund director Dominique Strauss-Kahn. Roccio Silverio, an International Action Center volunteer and Food Is a Right Campaign organizer, spoke on the local campaign to roll back food stamp cuts.

A strong delegation from the Filipino organization FiRE attended the meeting. To hear all the talks, go to workers.org.